Activities and Sports. Knockhill racing. Cycling. Fishing. Swimming. Showers. Skateboarding

http://www.maidoftheforth.co.uk/index.shtml.
Boat ride nearby from South Queensferry
Also "Forth Tours cruises".
http://www.forthtours.com/

Did you know you can camp at this rustic campsite and a mile or two up the road you can get showers at the Duloch leisure centre - http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&facid=E0FD2C7C-A6CA-CABA-F43039EB5039506B

showers from £1.25 Jnr low season - £1.85 - £2.60 Adult high season.
Duloch leisure centre, just behind Duloch Tesco.
Also at Dalgety Bay Leisure centre.

Carnegie baths/Turkish/aerotone/needlespray, etc. in Dunfermline.
Check opening times as it's currently being refurbished until late 2011.

See alternatives to Carnegie Leisure Centre http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2011/01/28/409595-carnegie-leisure-centre-to-be-hit-by-further-delays/


Please visit http://www.fifeleisure.org.uk/ for information on alternative venues within Fife i.e.

Boat launch http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/minisites/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&pageid=AB4593CF-65BF-00F7-DCBACEF3BE68E97C
http://www.blogger.com/www.fifee.org.ukisurleKnockhill racing
calendar for 2011 http://www.whatson-scotland.co.uk/venue-listing/1763

Cycling -cycle path approx. 100 metres from here. See fuller info on post "Cycle..."
Fishing here and see suggestions below. You can then search the internet for more detail.





Lochore Meadows, windsurfing, fishing and more. Activities nearby:- http://www.knockhill.com/ racing.

Swimming bath with flumes - Burntisland Beacon leisure centre. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/article/7622/burntisland-s-beacon-centre-to-close-for-repairs.html


http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,SPF58921Svs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html 10 miles east. Swimming pool with outside feature - Perth. Swimming baths & gym Cowdenbeath, 5 miles north. Sports centre Dalgety Bay.

Local taxi 01383 410088

http://www.fifefishingguide.co.uk/
http://www.fifefishingguide.co.uk/swsalt.php
Fishing ( a local fisherman recommends
Stenhouse Loch, Loch Leven but not re-stocking.)
Also Kirkcaldy Raith Lake and Lochore.

North Queensferry sea fishing.

Dysart pier fishing.
Coastal fishing- Maggies croft Cumbernauld.
Orchil. Deanswood Livingston.

Horse riding Falconry
Boat trips. Loch Leven. Maid of the Forth.
Fife Leisure park, bowling, crazy golf, cinema, several eating places, Pizza, mexican, etc. lots of walks.

Skateboarding Burntisland, Dalgety Bay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXHhGQ7vaZ8

Woodland camping Fife near Edinburgh Scotland Love camping

10 miles north of Edinburgh
No charge for  bicycles.

Good touring Historic places, Lochs and Glens.

24 hour Tesco. M and Spencer outlet within 2 miles.
Ask if you want details of local pubs/restaurants, etc.
Local taxi 01383 410088.
Visit our advert also at http://www.lovecamping.co.uk/

15 acres of woodland in Scotland, natural, rustic, in harmony with nature.
Cold water, recycling and sawdust toilet. Designated campfires.
Nearby activities for children and all the family.

http://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/fife_leisure_park.htm

Pitch description and suitability

Rustic camping - Duloch hamlet ( Gimme Shelter)

Relaxing; natural atmosphere.

This site will appeal to those who love the countryside, nature, wild flowers, animals, listening to the birds. Also appealing to a couple, a single person, a family, a cyclist.

Because it has rustic charm and is a "one off" out of the ordinary, individual place, it also appeals to people with a wide variety of hobbies:-

photographers, vintage car owners, artists, potters, whittlers, seamstress, cyclists http://www.jeniferyoung.co.uk/ , cloth jewellry makers, writers,

actors http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/whatson/alhambra/articles/2009/10/01/392464-west-end-stars-camp-it-up-in-west-fife/

inventors practicing bushcraft or metal craft as below.

People preparing for Duke of Edinburgh award. Mandolin players; other gentle musicians.

The kind of people who like recycled shacks, sheds, dens and unusual things.

It is not suitable for parties or antisocial behaviour.

If anyone slips through the "suitability net" and causes disturbance or danger,

please report it to us. 01383 417681.

2 miles north of Forth bridges

Campfires every pitch.

Pitches:-

Our pitches are set in individual clearings, scattered about on 15 acres of mixed woodland and meadow land with all sorts of wild flowers and fruit, trees, birds and butterflies.

( 12 pitches on lower woodland site ) (9 pitches on top meadow site )

Each pitch or clearing has a name, with a meaning - history/pitch identity/song/book/travel,etc. i.e. Strawberry Field (wild strawberries), J Way, Mellow, Aero, Bobtail, Catkin, Coppice, Burn, Hoot, Rosebank, Burro, Tilt and so on.

"Rising Sun" pitch

Good tip from this regular :- Put a piece of carpet inside your tent flap.

It all keeps the groundsheets cleaner.

"Sweet Meadow" pitch

View from "Hoot" pitch. Just imagine your tent here & a twistie beer. You can actually see the Forth estuary from this pitch.

Although it is a 5 minute walk from your parked car.

We have a few sibling pitches which means that they are attatched to the main pitch with a campfire.
They can be used as an overflow for those in your party if the main pitch isn't big enough.

See gallery Camp shop blog
For items available

Fridge freezer

Wi-Fi in the lane/ at the gallery.

Ask for range details when you book if you want to use this facility.

There is a little table and chairs for adults to sit and e mail or read the guide and reference books or have a coffee or snack.

Tub trugs

Campfire starter kit contains:- logs, kindling, paper, firelighter, piece of peat.

Every one has a campfire.

Please leave any  dead wood which is lying on the ground or still attatched to a tree.

( garages also sell logs but they seem to be a lot dearer for much smaller bags but it's your choice).

Reception hours:-

Mon - Friday 9.30a.m. - 6.30p.m.

Saturday - Midday to 6.30p.m
Sunday - 3.30 - 6.30p.m.

or phone 01383 417681

or 07957 264 805

Toasties, fried egg sandwich, that kind of thing, usually available at short notice.

Meals by request ( warm up on your fire pit pan, etc. )

Gallery fridge freezer items, dry packet goods.

If you fancy being out in the woods in a tent then this place might be  just the place for you.
Small family run, semi-wild/rural camp site in clearings cut into meadow and woodland.
Log seats and tables. (Please leave them on the pitches they have been placed on. )

Limited facilities of cold water(you can also bring some as the supply can sometimes be slow)

& environmentally friendly composting sawdust toilet.

Rubbish recycling. 2 small herb gardens.

Compost heap for your veg peelings ( you might be able to harvest a root of potatoes from it!

No showers or flushing toilets.

Rainy day games shelf - you can borrow an item.

Woodland sawdust toilet
see blog post "Toilet".
Many become regulars, some won't tell anybody as they want to keep it all to themselves.

Sorry no pets.

Loads of wild animals come and go, badgers, buzzards and roe deer are resident, peregrine falcons nested this year and we saw bullfinch.

It's wildish  but we're available if you need help, at least at the end of a phone.

Just e mail chris.barley@virgin.net to enquire/book or register interest.

Pitches are allocated for size of tent/group:

but ask at time of booking
if you have a preference for woodland pitches or meadow,
(sometimes, we can re-arrange the weekly pitch plan,
as we do for regulars who ask for their favourite pitches).

Give us a few details of your dates, expected time of arrival and departure.

Also group number, tents, car registrations and visitors.
We will then email  you more information.

Depending on weather and pitch conditions,
we will try to match you up to the best site for your booking.
Please don't move pitch without asking, as it may be booked for a certain time.

Appreciation goes to all those campers who leave the pitch tidy,

free of litter, wood splinters on the grass (grass cutting).

We also value those who leave the rustic tables and chairs

as they found them on the pitches they were intended for.

The legs/stumps of tables and seats, pitch signs might light your fire but not ours!

What we also value are those of you who let us know if you have to cancel your booking.

Holidays take top billing, even yearlong in some parks

While Thanksgiving is upon us, a time when we gather with family and friends to give thanks for the blessings we’ve received, watch football on TV and devise a strategy for the day after Thanksgiving shopping spree, thoughts begin to turn toward the Christmas season. So, it’s only fitting that we look at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort, named the National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds’ (ARVC) Park of the Year in the large park category (251-499 sites) for 2008-09.

The park is in the heart of Christmas, literally with its home in Santa Claus, Ind., and neighbors Holiday World Theme Park & Splashin’ Safari Water Park, a theme park that features rides and fun in the Christmas spirit year-round.

While parts of the Midwest are under snow and the rest is just cold, it may not seem like time to think about camping, but that isn’t true for those at Lake Rudolph. The RVer is top of the list for staff, so while the park is closed, plans are already working for next camping season. It’s that attitude that helped the park earn the award based on national directory ratings, operations excellence and community service, among other areas.
“We are honored to receive this award from our peers in the campground and RV park industry,” said Philip Koch, owner and president of Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort. “My father, Bill Koch, opened Lake Rudolph in 1958. Receiving this award during our 50th anniversary year makes it even more meaningful. I want to thank our tremendous staff for their outstanding efforts, and I especially thank our guests for helping us create the great family atmosphere we have at Lake Rudolph.”
Although sites won’t open to campers until April for weekends and daily starting on May 1, reservations are being accepted now. The season runs through October, and then the first two weekends of November are added before the park closes for the season. The park also runs special HalloWeekends in September and October. For seven weekends, the park is host to families for hay rides, ghost stories, scary movies, a kids carnival, trick or treating from sites, site decorating contests, HallTEEN games and an outdoor dance.

Nearly half of the sites are rentals, so the park can open up the RV experience to numerous visitors who don’t own RVs. Of the park’s 456 sites, it has 19 park model cabins and 197 park trailers permanently located on sites. All of the rentals sleep up to eight and have full kitchens, bathrooms and are equipped with air conditioning. And key to the rental is the care and maintenance that are given to them, complete with housekeeping, said Dave Lovell, marketing director.

And add the pool, mini golf, golf care rentals and free WiFi, and nearly any desires of RVers are met. Lake Rudolph also provides free shuttle service to and from the theme parks.

It’s about customer service. With 100 seasonal workers and an experience management team with Certified Park Operator certification, keying in on the needs of the customer is everyone’s job, Lovell said.

Meeting those needs also means improving the campground. Improvements and expansion have been done every year of the past 11 years. Improvements includes adding and improving WiFi to the entire 160-acre campground, adding a food service facility, custom designed RV rentals, a new shuttle bus and shelters and improvements to the camp store and game room.

All of this is geared at bringing in guests – both RVers and those who have never experienced them before. The rental operations open up the world of RVing to more people each year. They won’t likely forget where that experience came from. So, if you like the idea of trying RVing, think about visiting Rudolph Lake next camping season.

The park allows up to eight people per site, which is also a great deal, and most amenities are included with the site rental. The only exceptions are golf car rentals and paddleboat rentals. And, the park offers discounted tickets to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari.

So, whether the weather outside is frightful or delightful, Lake Rudolph opens its gates to RVers beginning in April and would love to have you visit.